Veterans; removing obsolete language; providing certain exemption; updating statutory reference. Effective date.
SB 723 updates Oklahoma law to clarify which positions at the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs are exempt from standard civil service rules. It adds 11 specific healthcare and administrative roles - including physician assistants, pharmacists, occupational therapists, and Veterans Center administrators - to the list of exempt positions. The bill removes outdated references to previous exemption methods and confirms existing exempt positions remain unaffected. This change takes effect November 1, 2025.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Feb 3, 2025
Signed May 14, 2025
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MINOR
The bill was amended to reflect its Senate floor version, updating the header information, removing the House of Representatives designation, and changing the committee oversight from Health and Human Services to Veterans and Military Affairs. The substantive policy content regarding veterans' exempt positions and effective dates remains unchanged.
TECHNICAL
Header changed from House of Representatives to Senate Floor Version with updated date and bill number formatting.
Committee oversight changed from Health and Human Services to Veterans and Military Affairs to reflect proper jurisdiction.
Removed House-specific language and coauthored committee report from Health and Human Services.
Floor votes · Senate Mar 11, 2025 · House May 6, 2025
How they voted
43–0
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 49
Mar 11, 2025
D
Democratic9
88% Yea
R
Republican40
87% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
26
Key actions
6
Committee
6
May 6, 2025
Committee
Referred for enrollment
upper
May 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 84 Nays: 0
lower
Apr 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass Health and Human Services Oversight Committee
lower
Apr 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Policy recommendation to the Health and Human Services Oversight committee; Do Pass Veterans and Military Affairs
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Committee
Referred to Veterans and Military Affairs
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Engrossed to House
upper
Mar 11, 2025
Committee
Referred for engrossment
upper
Mar 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Measure passed: Ayes: 42 Nays: 0
upper
Feb 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass as amended Veterans and Military Affairs committee; CR filed
upper
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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